Self-organised segregation of bacterial chromosomal origins

The chromosomal replication origin region (ori) of characterised bacteria is dynamically positioned throughout the cell cycle. In slowly growing Escherichia coli, ori is maintained at mid-cell from birth until its replication, after which newly replicated sister oris move to opposite quarter positio...

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Published in:eLife
Main Authors: Andreas Hofmann, Jarno Mäkelä, David J Sherratt, Dieter Heermann, Seán M Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-08-01
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/46564